I also think, though, that the decision to be a teacher is “easy.”  A lot of kids from school were going to be teachers, because they didn’t know what else to be.  You go to school and at the end  you get a certificate and you get jobs as a teacher.  It’s more challenging if you go to school and get an English lit…

My sisters are both teachers. One of them genuinely wanted to be a teacher because of a really bad chemistry teacher we were stuck with in high school — basically she wanted to show kids that chemistry wasn’t a nightmare. The other one? After 10 years in restaurant management, she went back to school to get her…

I even understood as a kid that many, many teachers become teachers even though they absolutely hate children. It’s insane.

This just reminded me of the “how frozen do I freeze it?” commentapocalypse article from the old Deadspin days. Sigh.

I’m allergic to just about all fruits and vegetables when they’re raw, but once cooked I’m fine with most of them.  It’s really irritating.

I’m surprised by how much one toilet can differ from another.  I moved into a new house a couple of years ago. Mostly the toilets are fine.  But the one in the master bath is.. problematic.. in that the interior curve of the toilet ... catches a lot.  It’s always filthy and gross and makes me feel like I’m an animal. …

I’m surprised by how much one toilet can differ from another.  I moved into a new house a couple of years ago.…

I had a Cafe for a couple of years, because I’m not a coffee drinker, but I AM a latte drinker. (I know, don’t yell.) The Cafe is... passable. BUT what you don’t realize is that all it’s really doing is stirring up the milk, and it doesn’t aerate it very well. The bonus side is that it DOES heat up the milk while it’s…

I had a Cafe for a couple of years, because I’m not a coffee drinker, but I AM a latte drinker. (I know, don’t…

I’m so, so sorry this happened to you. But it’s so brave of you to keep trying for love! It shows they didn’t break your spirit. All my best wishes to you that you find the love you deserve!

Used in conjunction with gaslighting, this is often a way people get sucked into becoming the “other person” in extramarital affairs, too.

Years ago, this happened to me. A man constantly showered me with praise every time he saw me, constant compliments, including nonstop references to how I was prettier, smarter,…

Yep, because no way he’d do it in a way that made him suffer.  I’d been betting an OD on Xanax or something where he’d just fall asleep in his nice, cozy bed.

I had to go look him up so I was sure I remembered what he looks like. I’m neutral on the subject of Matt Dillon. :o) I don’t find him compelling, but he’s not UNattractive.

Right?? They have PEGGY, but no King George?  Bah!

Right?? They have PEGGY, but no King George?  Bah!

I’ll never forget my mom forcing me to go see this movie when I was in college. It caused me physical pain. The image that’s embedded in my brain is Clint Eastwood washing his white, pasty, loose-skinned body at an outdoor water pump while I gagged and all the mid-life women in the theatre sighed deeply with longing.

No…

Or at least the all-day breakfast menu.  They did away with that at the start of the pandemic.  But come on! Some of us wake up at 11am now and want an egg McMuffin!

That’s INSANE.  I ordered a pizza last night and tipped $20 in the app along with an apology that I’d been slammed at work so I didn’t have time to shovel all the slush off the driveway (from a disgusting rain and snow mix all day).  People really have to start considering a tip based on how much it’s worth for them…

I bought a house that had been completely refabbed, torn down to the studs, and built back up into a two story. My biggest complaint? EVERYTHING IS GREY. Every. Thing. I had the entire house repainted a neutral but cozy light milk chocolate, because I decorate in neutrals. I love the color. But the kitchen? Grey…

And the reporter was told that he’d “destroy” her and was told that she’s just jealous because men want to sleep with his girlfriend, and THAT is unwarranted.  Stage 4 lung cancer doesn’t make you all of a sudden start targeting women or screaming the n-word.

Just like stress doesn’t cause you to suddenly start blurting out the n-word, it doesn’t cause you to bypass the MALE reporter on the article and direct your rage solely against the female reporter, including telling her she’s jealous that a man doesn’t want to sleep with her.  He needs to be removed from the…

Starred for the V reference. :)

I agree.  I would literally not live in that house if it was given to me for free.  I’d be too embarrassed.  That house makes me want to hug my mortgage, because at least it’s paying for a house that isn’t a hot mess.